White Mountain Apache moccasins

White Mountain Apache moccasins, 1919. Arizona. Deer hide, cow hide, sinew. 9/4086.  There are several sets of pinholes on this pair of child’s moccasins, indicating that a sick child wore them during a curing ceremony. The pinholes were made when attaching ritual materials, such as feathers and turquoise, to the moccasins.